Craft Focus - Feb/Mar 2020 (Issue 77)

61 CHSI STITCHES CRAFT & SIGN TRADE C10 Visitors will get a chance to try some of Crafty Cutter’s versatile vinyls, which will be demonstrated using a range of different machines and tools. Owner Charlotte Pemberton will be on hand to answer questions, while there’s also a range of retail-ready product lines available to try and order. +44 (0)1772 752 855 candstrade.co.uk craftycutter.co.uk BOSAL FOAM & FIBER D02 Bosal has two products out this year, including No Show Nylon Mesh, a white stabiliser that’s perfect for foundation piecing, emblems and freestanding embroideries. The product is a soft, sheer cutaway in white, supplied on a roll. The company will also be showcasing its red dot tracing material, a nonwoven graph stabiliser in white. It offers an accurate one-inch dot graph for altering, duplicating, sealing and designing patterns. The sheer tracing material is made from polyester. +1 (207) 793 2245 bosalonline.com SOLOCRAFTS A06 New for 2020, VDV’s latest embroidery kits include a stunning cat’s face in close-up, with details picked out in beads. Products are supplied with printed satin fabric, seed beads in numbered bags, threads, a needle and instructions. SoloCrafts will also display a wide range of other new designs on its stand. +44 (0)161 464 7313 solocrafts.com FABRIC FREEDOM J03 Fabric Freedom supplies an extensive range of cotton fabrics, created especially for patchwork and quilting purposes. The business has a design studio based in the UK and distributes its products to retailers, manufacturers and international distribution companies. +44 (0)1274 414 887 fabricfreedom.com  EMPEE SILK FABRICS K06 Family business Empee Silk was established over 140 years ago, growing from a small shop in London’s East End to one of the UK’s leading fabric wholesalers, with more than 6 million metres in its warehouse. The company supplies the fashion trade, wholesale and retail shops, market traders, bridalwear manufacturers, event organisers, the theatre and film industries and clothing and craft manufacturers. Empee sources fabric globally and can provide its customers with small minimum orders at competitive prices. It also produces its own in-house collection, Little Johnny, a 100% cotton range featuring digitally printed creative and on-trend designs. +44 (0)8887 6000 wholesalefabrics.co.uk